WECO RO Drinking Waer Faucet with Pull Down Kitchen Faucet

A great feature of an under-sink Reverse Osmosis water filtration system is that it comes with its own faucet. Your regular kitchen sink faucet can be used for washing dishes and cleaning while the separately installed RO faucet can exist used for drinking water, cooking with purified water, and rinsing spectacles clean. Recall, RO h2o is softened water, even though in that location may not be a water softener installed in the house h2o line. That's a great perk to proceed your glasses free from hard h2o spotting!

Another of import particular is that the supply of water available for employ equals the water volume in the RO pressure tank. The menstruation rate of the faucet is approximately ane gallon per minute. This means the water can run out in three minutes if you have a three gallon RO tank and you lot fully open up the RO faucet. You lot would demand to wait until the RO processes fresh, filtered water and the tank pressurizes again. Information technology typically takes a three gallon tank about one hour to fully furnish with purified h2o. This is assuming the RO has a 75 gallon per solar day (gpd) membrane.

Many remember that the RO system plumbs directly to the regular kitchen faucet. Though this seems simple enough, and y'all can find fittings in the local hardware store to practise this sort of plumbing, at that place is one major issue. The water period and pressure level will exist also low. A regular sink faucet operates all-time at 2.5 gallon a minute (gpm) catamenia. In comparison, an RO faucet needs 1 gpm flow released past the RO tank.

Installing a Regular RO Faucet that came with the Reverse Osmosis Filter System

Most WECO Reverse Osmosis systems include the standard European style faucet that has a long reach and is made of brushed nickel. The typical faucet dimensions are shown beneath though we tin can certainly customize the faucet with a unique stop and style upon request:

RO Faucet Dimensions

An RO faucet should be positioned to consider its function and general appearance in your kitchen. You may demand to drill a hole abreast the kitchen faucet for the RO faucet. At times you may find a plugged pigsty along a granite countertop that is not used for anything, only this is rare. You lot can use that hole for the RO faucet if y'all have enough clearance from the regular faucet. If the soap dispenser or spray hose holes are not in daily utilise, those can potentially exist used for the RO faucet.

Kitchen Sink with Covered Sink Hole

The RO faucet requires a hole size on the sink (or countertop) that is at least seven/16" in diameter. However, the RO faucet can fit in holes up to i ¼" in diameter. Near sinks require a special drill bit that's specific to the cloth being drilled. Utilize masking tape to encompass and surround the expanse to assistance protect the drilling site from impairment.

RO Faucet with Kitchen Faucet

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:  Wear safety glasses to protect your optics. Vesture adequate respiratory protection to forestall inhalation of irritating or dangerous residue.

Install the faucet firmly, just do not overtighten. If using a faucet adapter, tighten the adapter on the faucet shaft no more than ¼ plow past manus tight.

Replacing Your Regular Kitchen Faucet and Installing a Triple Faucet

Some other pick exists if you don't have an extra hole in the countertop or simply do not want to drill an extra hole. We call it a triple faucet. Information technology is also known equally the 3-way faucet. This volition replace your regular kitchen faucet used for washing pots, pans, and dishes. A triple faucet has water lines for cold, hot, and filtered water. Literally, a three in one solution! This typical pull down type triple faucet has 3/8" hot/cold lines and a ¼" (likewise includes three/eight" adapter) filtered water line ordinarily used on RO systems. The triple faucet will allow fast menses rates like ii.5 gpm for washing with hot and cold water. A dissever part controls the slow flow charge per unit of opposite osmosis h2o at around 1 gpm. A triple faucet saves space over the traditional separate faucet.

3 Way Faucet for Filtered Water, Cold Water & Hot Water

Later on installing the faucet, check for any leaks and flush the RO tank twice earlier consuming h2o. Membrane preservatives and activated charcoal flush out of the RO system during the first few minutes, and then it'due south mutual to see blackness particles and white water in the first few gallons. If y'all run a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) exam, yous may notice that the values drib exponentially. You will get more reliable and consistent TDS results subsequently 24 hours.

Cheque out the installation video as a summary of the installation procedure. Still accept questions? Contact WECO.